iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Soeren Henn @soerenhenn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📢 Call for Papers! We will host MidWEPS-XIII on November 20th, 2026 at UW-Madison. Submit your papers on the political economy of the developing world. Application Link: forms.gle/xM6q65Js84Hj... MidWEPS Website: sites.google.com/view/mweps/h...

forms.gle

031

Reposted by Soeren Henn

World Politics @worldpolitics.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Got Theory? @soerenhenn.bsky.social and Connor Huff theorize how information about past #repression is transmitted across generations to shape long-run patterns of #loyalty and #rebellion toward the #state. Read their full article on the 1845-49 #Irish #Potato #Famine: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

Postage stamps of Ireland, 1982. Issue under the EUROPA-CEPT program.

Unknown author, mid-19th century. Engraving from "The Illustrated London News". (postage stamp of 26 pence).

162

Soeren Henn @soerenhenn.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I have a new VoxDev post out which discusses my forthcoming paper with James Robinson in the Annual Review of Economics. In it we put forward the idea that many African societies were organized around the goal of limiting centralization of authority. And they succeeded! 1/2

1124

Reposted by Soeren Henn

NBER @nber.org · 14/12/2025

An argument that the political history of Africa is a surprising success story as Africans achieved what they set out to accomplish, from Soeren J. Henn and James A. Robinson www.nber.org/papers/w34546

2104

Soeren Henn @soerenhenn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Great post with advice for people wanted to do work in development.

040

Reposted by Soeren Henn

Christoph N. Vogel @ethuin.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This morning, M23 entered #Bukavu and took control of key locations including the governor’s residence and Ruzizi 1 border crossing. Amidst broader confusion, M23 entry had been erroneously reported since Friday night owing to inconclusive videos circulating on social media.

185

Soeren Henn @soerenhenn.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I am so excited to have Anton as a colleague soon!

040

Soeren Henn @soerenhenn.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Delighted that my paper received an honorable mention and to be among a group of such amazing scholarship which received recognition this year. For anyone interested in the paper, the open access link is here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

cambridge.org

Complements or Substitutes? How Institutional Arrangements Bind Traditional Authorities and the State in Africa | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Complements or Substitutes? How Institutional Arrangements Bind Traditional Authorities and the State in Africa - Volume 117 Issue 3

060